Psalms 36

1 To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes,

For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

3 The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently — to do good.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

5 O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds.

Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the skies.

6 Thy righteousness [is] as mountains of God, Thy judgments [are] a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.

7 How precious [is] Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

8 They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

9 For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.

10 Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

12 There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.